Egoism—specifically ethical egoism—argues that our moral evaluations should be made in terms of our desires and goals. Something that promotes what I want is regarded as right; something that interferes with what I want‚ or prevents me from reaching my goals‚ is regarded
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1. Describe the need for ethical theories. (3) Ans. Ethical theories represent the grand ideas on which guiding principles are based. They attempt to be coherent and systematic‚ striving to answer the fundamental practical ethical questions: 1.What ought I do? 2. How ought I to live? Ethical theories are needed for a number of purposes. They are the foundations of ethical analysis because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to a decision. The aim of ethical
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As with Utilitarianism‚ there are different versions of this doctrine according to whether the good consequences are seen in terms of maximum pleasure‚ minimum pain (Hedonistic Egoism) or in terms of other good consequences for the agent‚ such as his or her self- development or flourishing. At first sight‚ Hedonistic Egoism seems to prescribe a life spent trampling on anyone who gets in one ’s way‚ and so to be ruled out as contrary to everything that is normally thought of as right. But ever since
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Week 8 Tutorial: Corporate Approaches to Responsible Business (Assessed) Critical Reflection: Question 6 (Shaw et al textbook‚ pp.198-199) Read the Kellogg case before your tutorial and prepare typed answers to the following questions. Question 1 : Do you think that Kellogg’s CSR statement is sincere‚ or is the company merely trying to convince stakeholders that it is a socially responsible company? Explain. Answer: CSR statement of Kellogg has deceived the public as their products has been
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INTRODUCTION The word ‘Caste’ is originally derived from the Latin word Castus‚ which means chaste and pure. From ancient times the Indian society was divided into Jatis or small groups which are distinct from classes. Due to the complexity of Jatis‚ the Portuguese who came to India gave the name castas‚ referring to the pure/impure divide. Thus the word caste came into being in the Indian society. The translation of the terms Varna and Jati into caste seems obscures the real difference between
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Business Ethics in Brazil and the U.S.: A Comparative Investigation ABSTRACT. In this comparative survey of 126 Brazilian and U.S. business professionals‚ we explore the effect of national culture on ethical decisionmaking within the context of business. Using Reidenbach and Robin’s (1988) multi-criteria ethics instrument‚ we examined how these two countries’ differences on Hofstede’s individualism/collectivism Rafik I. Beekun (Ph.D.‚ The University of Texas‚ Austin) is Professor of Management
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and Utilitarianism is a teleological ethical system. There are five other major ethical systems besides teleological and deontological. Those other five major ethical systems are religion‚ natural law‚ the ethics of virtue‚ the ethics of care and egoism. All the ethical systems will be discussed and examples of each will be provided so that a better understanding of each is made. The Deontological ethical system is one that is concerned solely with the inherent nature of the act being judged and
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moral judgments: the theory should agree with our most basic set of morals and from this we can pass “judgement” based on those morals. 4. Ethical Egoism: an act is right only if it is in the actors best interests. Objections to Ethical Egoism: 1. Egoism fails the publicity requirements: you won’t want to teach egoism to others because then they will compete with you.
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ourselves‚ it will benefit others. The problem with this theory is that a person may have both selfish and good intentions when committing and act of kindness. Since ethical egoism only allows one option—self-interest‚ it is perpetuating flawed logic that would not hold up if reason is applied to the theory. Also‚ ethical egoism is an “arbitrary doctrine‚ in the same way that racism is arbitrary…” and it violates the “Principle of Equal Treatment” (Rachels
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their ultimate goal‚ or ignore the needs of the desperate man in order to fulfill their personal desires. By looking at the situation and what the men did it is clear that they acted through the ethical thought process of egoism and social contract. They acted out of egoism because all the groups of men acted out of their own self interest and did not do what was necessary to help the man‚ because it would have been detrimental to their personal mission. They also acted out of social contract because
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